Much like the Jefferson Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial has many columns. As you can see it is very sharply rectangular. It is modeled from the Parthenon from ancient Greece. I really love this type of architecture.
Above the pillars are engraved the names of the 36 states that were in the union during Lincoln's Presidency. I had a lot of fun walking around looking for Pennsylvania. See if you can find it.
I love the extra embellishments.
Inside is a large statue of our 16th
president.
The inscription above him reads:
IN THIS TEMPLE AS IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE FOR WHOM HE SAVED THE UNION THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN IS ENSHRINED FOREVER
It is beautiful.
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